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[edit] June 1
- In the land of the open source elves: Interview with "Battle for Wesnoth" creator David White
- Australian House of Representatives has "no rules": Gillard
- U.S. offers direct talks on nuclear issue; Iran dismisses as 'propaganda'
- Toronto transit workers strike illegally
- John W. Snow resigns as United States secretary of the treasury
- Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport
- Fatal coal mine accident in western Turkey
- Military helicopter crashes into TV tower in Georgia, U.S. killing four
- Three terrorists gunned down by police in India
- Ubuntu releases 6.06 LTS version of popular Linux distribution
- Reported Bigfoot sighting in Clarence, New York a hoax
- Satellite images show destruction of Zimbabwe community
- Chemical Explosion in Billingham
[edit] June 2
- Judge orders U.S. Department of Justice officials to testify
- Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed by US soldiers
- Hackers hit Swedish police website
- British police shoot man in anti-terrorism raid
- Federal Air Marshal's cover blown
- Oil workers kidnapped off of Nigerian oil rig
- Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed
- Late Indian politician's son in critical condition after suspected drug overdose
- 90 days of hard labor for Abu Ghraib dog handler
- "Metric tonne" of date rape drug was bound for US
- Consensus reached on incentive package for Iran
- Katharine Close, 13, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
- World conference of expatriate Greeks to take place in Athens
- US accused of sinking The Pirate Bay
- New Zealand's Taupo Airport worst in the world
- Federal and NSW governments withdraw Snowy Hydro shares
[edit] June 3
- Shock in Greece as teenagers confess to murdering 11-year old missing boy
- Nicole relives ordeal
- Researchers discover giant asteroid impact crater in Antarctica
- Indonesian human-to-human bird flu infection may be false alarm
- 17 arrested in Canadian counter-terrorism operation
- Iraq rejects US probe clearing US troops of killings civilians in Ishaqi
- Montenegro prepares to declare independence
- The Pirate Bay back online
- British police shoot man in anti-terrorism raid
- Australia in the midst of a "baby boom"
- New Zealand Greens party has new co-leader
- National Rugby Competition to kick off in Australia
- Senior Liberal wants centralised control over water resources
- Late Indian politician's son in critical condition after suspected drug overdose
[edit] June 4
- Retired Indian police official shot in train
- Terrorists execute 19 Turkomen and two Kurds in Diyala province, Iraq
- Portuguese military land in East Timor
- Bush calls for ban on gay marriage
- Iran warns disruption of oil may be a consequence of U.S. "wrong moves"
- Explosion in Turkey injures eight
- Portugal beats Luxembourg, in preparation for the World Cup
- Suspects deny London bomb plot, say lawyers
- Sex slave auctions held at British airports
- Nigerian kidnappers release 8 oil workers
- One week after quake, geologists fear Mount Merapi eruption
[edit] June 5
- Australian nuclear power plants rejected by states
- Gunmen enter Palestine TV station in hail of bullets
- Brazilian soccer team defeats New Zealand All-Whites
- Australian charities slam new welfare rules
- Alan Garcia wins Peruvian presidential election
- White House urges patience on Iran
- President Bush pushes for gay marriage ban
- NSW Government walks away from Cross City Motorway negotiations
- U.K. doctors successfully transplant a beating heart
- United Nations Report: Deserts threatened by global warming
- Handbag used in Hurricanes assault reached $22,750, New Zealand
[edit] June 6
- Tubes, Grateful Dead musician Vince Welnick died of 'probable suicide'
- Somali "Anti-Terrorism Alliance" gets US funds; so do "Blackhawk Down" warlords
- EU diplomat proposes deal with Iran to drop NPT Article IV.1
- Google launches Google Spreadsheets
- Signs about colleague missed in missing persons case: Detective
- Embattled Thai Election Commission hands TRT case to Attorney General
- Federal Reserve chief's stagflation scare
- Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Colorado Rockies, 5-2
- Pitt and Jolie's multi-million dollar charity baby
- Sedition trial underway in Auckland, New Zealand
- India to get $6 billion out of the Big Blue
- Wellington, New Zealand inner city speed limit has decreased
- £5.8m Turner watercolour a British record
[edit] June 7
- Scientists working to save Chesapeake Bay oyster population
- Kimberly Dozier heading back to US
- Security Alert at British Parliament
- Two arrested in England with alleged connections to Canadian bomb plot
- 20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres
- White House diverted $1.6b war funds to border security
- Terrorists seize 50 in Iraq
- Rahul Mahjan gets two days in police custody
- Body found in the Christchurch, New Zealand Avon River
- Northern Ireland parties fail to form devolution committee
- US reveals Nazi war criminal's location was known two years before his capture
- Portuguese Republican National Guard in Dili confined to headquarters
- Wayne Rooney will play in Germany
- Billy Preston dies at 59
- Kenya deports Somali businessman
- U.S. Senate defeats bill banning gay marriage
- "Ten Commandments" judge loses Alabama gubernatorial primary
- Real body found at mock crime scene in Florida
- 11,000 evacuated in Indonesia as Mount Merapi threatens to erupt
- Australian PM announces nuclear taskforce
- EPA block massive West Australian energy project
[edit] June 8
- Five South Korean workers kidnapped from Nigerian natural gas facility
- Congressional Candidate Raj Bhakta challenges Schwartz to debates
- International forces in Dili reach agreement
- Five kidnapped South Korean natural gas plant workers released
- Auckland man convicted of sedition
- Oil falls $1.19 on news of al-Zarqawi death
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike
[edit] June 9
- Mount Merapi erupts
- Ecuador beats Poland, 2-0 in Group A
- Oklahoma allows execution of repeat child molesters
- Major blaze hits large Muslim building in the Netherlands
- Germany wins, 4-2 over Costa Rica in first World Cup match
- 54 killed, 20 injured in Tanzanian bus crash
- Details emerge on how al-Zarqawi's location was pinned
- New videotape of Ayman al-Zawahiri aired on Aljazeera
- 34 people injured in Assam serial blasts
- 26 Australian citizens detained in immigration centres
- Australian unemployment at lowest level in 30 years
- New HIV drug could stop virus from spreading
[edit] June 10
- Iraq: Alleged death squad members beheaded in new video
- Grolier Poetry Bookshop has new owner
- Scientists discover new kind of shark in northwest Atlantic
- First Tropical Depression of 2006 Forms
- Argentina start with 2-1 win in Group C
- Cherokee Nation tribunal approves new Constitution
- New Hawaii airline sparks fare war, free seat giveaway
- Trinidad and Tobago hold Sweden in second Group B match
- 'Net Neutrality Amendment' fails in U.S. House
- Prix de West exhibit opens in Oklahoma City
- Rebels blow up oil pipelines in Assam
- Shiv Sena activists disrupt news conference in Jammu
- Oklahoma State men's golf wins 10th NCAA title
- England wins first match with 1-0 victory in Group B
- Scotland go down to South Africa in rugby
- All Blacks defeat Ireland in rugby
- Plane lands safely in Seoul after losing radar, nose and windows in storm
- Two teenagers killed in Greater Manchester
- Second fire in 24 hours hits Muslim building in the Netherlands
- Pilot with 9/11 links deported from New Zealand
- Australian government to review censorship of "hate material"
[edit] June 11
- Opening day of the 56th Bad Hersfeld Festival
- Mexico score three against Iran in Group D
- Anti-Tubby Smith ad rejected by University of Kentucky student paper
- Australian cabinet discounted potential security risks with nuclear energy
- Portugal win against World Cup first timers in Group D
- Third former Williams trader admits manipulating natural gas prices
- Lauren Nelson crowned Miss Oklahoma
- Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C
- Three inmates commit suicide at Guantanamo detention facility
- Fernando Alonso wins British Grand Prix
- Australia defeat England in rugby
- Australian opposition promises to scrap workplace agreements
- Biarritz defeat Toulouse to win French rugby championship
- Rice beats Oklahoma in first round of NCAA Super Regional, 10-4
[edit] June 12
- Judge shot at courthouse in Nevada
- 5 killed, 35 injured in train crash in Israel
- Czech Republic coast to 3-0 win over USA in Group E
- Rice University baseball team beats Oklahoma, will play in College World Series
- Italy shut out Ghana for 2-0 win in Group E
- London terrorist suspects released without charge
- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger hospitalized after motorcycle accident
- Large meteorite strikes in Norway
- Tamil Nadu cuts diesel prices by 0.45 rupees
- 10 killed in shootout in Kashmir
- Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F
- Singer Kevin Aviance attacked outside Manhattan, N.Y. gay bar
- 10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive
- Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough
- Argentina defeat Wales 27 to 25 in rugby
- German tax authority migrating 12,000 desktops to SuSE Linux and KDE
- Blair asked to intervene as British artist faces jail in Turkey for collage
- Oklahoma baseball team defeats Rice, evens series in NCAA Super Regional
- Snow hits New Zealand
[edit] June 13
- Feminist gathering in Tehran dispersed by police
- Rhode Island representative Patrick Kennedy pleads guilty to DUI
- Brazil trot to 1-0 win over Croatia in Group F
- Thousands of Floridians evacuate for Tropical Storm Alberto
- Icelandic PM Ásgrímsson resigns
- Tropical Storm Alberto strikes Florida
- France draw with Switzerland in Group G
- Computer-controlled prosthetic ankle patent awarded to Oklahoma City company
- Vaccine developed to fight Alzheimer's disease considered "promising"
- Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G
- Bank staff in India threaten strike
- Entertainment Software Association says new Oklahoma law unconstitutional, plans to sue
- Left parties in India protest fuel price hike
- Bush makes a surprise visit to Iraq
- ACT Civil Unions Act invalidated by Governor General
- 100 people were detained in Russia after police mistook rugby match as brawl
- Dallas beats Miami again in NBA Finals, leads series 2-0
[edit] June 14
- United Church of Christ loses Puerto Rico Conference over GLBT issues
- Diesel spill in northern Saskatchewan
- Germany beat Poland and top Group A
- North Korea to test missile that could reach U.S. mainland
- Former Irish taoiseach Charles Haughey passes away
- New Zealand's National Party's bill blocked
- Saudi Arabia and Tunisia share dramatic draw in Group H
- Miami beats Dallas 98-96 in third game of the NBA Finals
- Spain beat Ukraine 4-0 in Group H
- Canada's richest man dies at age 82
- Alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah freed from prison
- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger upgraded to fair condition
- Beazley gaining office would threaten Australia's economy: Treasurer
[edit] June 15
- Rallies in Greece as Universities' strike continues
- Russia launches new civil remote sensing satellite
- Sweden stuns Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B
- "Living fossil" found in Laos
- FAA allows commercial spaceflights out of Oklahoma Spaceport
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State investigating United Church of Christ Convention Deal
- Bill Gates to step down from daily roles by July 2008
- England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B
- Major cell phone companies working on Linux-based platform for phones
- Ecuador make short work of Costa Rica in Group A
- War on terrorism memorial planned near Oklahoma Capitol
- Australian government to censor 3G mobile content
- Australian PM should convert to Islam: Bashir
- New Zealand to get free-to-air digital television
- University of California, San Francisco inviting tobacco users to test new nicotine vaccine
- Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Oxford UK
- J.J. Redick arrested for drunken driving
- Samples being taken from poultry farms in Eastern Oklahoma for lawsuits
[edit] June 16
- United States House votes against setting date for withdrawal from Iraq
- United States identifies new Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq as Egyptian Abu Ayyub Al-Masri
- Documents reveal al-Qaeda wants war between U.S. and Iran, Iraq insurgency weakening
- Avian flu found in eastern Canada
- Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D
- Timorese rebels begin disarming
- Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C
- American Idol winner Ruben Studdard wins lawsuit
- Wade leads Miami to win over Dallas in NBA Finals, ties series 2-2
- Tram derails in Geneva
- Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C
- Four incidents occur at Australian reactor in a week
- Bush proclaims Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument
- Auckland, New Zealand sexual attack premeditated
- Australian Senator to introduce bill for same-sex marriage
[edit] June 17
- Near-record heat in Minnesota brings wildfire to the Boundary Waters
- United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E
- Ghana surge past Czech Republic in Group E
- Three people die in New South Wales, Australia car accidents
- Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D
- Australia defeat England in rugby to win Cook Cup
- All Blacks defeat Ireland in second rugby test
- Fiji defeat Italy in rugby
[edit] June 18
- United States' production of new books declining
- Author claims Al Qaeda planned to gas New York's subway system
- The second-oldest British survivor of World War I turns 108
- Brazil beat Australia with two second half goals in Group F
- France held to 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Group G
- Paris Court of Appeals overturns restrictions on Maryam Rajavi, NCRI officials
- Croatia and Japan share point in Group F
- Woman attacks with a dead puppy
- Legality of NSW traffic and parking fines to be tested in court
- Romania lose 62-14 to France in rugby
- Argentina defeat Wales 45-27 in rugby
- South Africa defeat Scotland in second rugby test
[edit] June 19
- Major League Baseball, June 19
- United Kingdom Home Secretary proposes paedophile law
- Ukraine beats Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Group H
- Spain passes Tunisia test to win 3-1 in Group H
- IWC passes pro-whaling resolution after close vote
- 2000 houses still have no power in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G
- Niobium discovered in Mbeya
- Geoff Ogilvy wins U.S. Open
[edit] June 20
- "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
- Australian House of Representatives moves to affirm support for heterosexual marriage
- Shashi Tharoor starts his campaign for Secretary General of the UN
- Italy seeks indictment of U.S. marine
- Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B
- Sweden score late against England for 2-2 draw in Group B
- Poland win 2-1 against Costa Rica in Group A
- Germany too hot for Ecuador in Group A
- BBC's famous 'Top of the Pops' programme to be axed
- Apple plans to sell movies on iTunes
- New Zealand PM faults Japan over Whaling Commission vote
- Tony Blair orders two government jets
- Twin babies in NZ foster home die of head injuries
[edit] June 21
- Northern Hemisphere celebrates summer solstice for 2006
- Ivory Coast beats Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in Group C
- Argentina and Netherlands play 0-0 stalemate in Group C
- Angola draw 1-1 with Iran in Group D
- Mexico lose 1-2 to Portugal but still qualify in Group D
- England fans watch match in cinema
- Australia's Old Parliament House becomes heritage listed
- NZ law exempts working farm dogs from embedded ID tag rule
[edit] June 22
- Australia draws with Croatia 2-2, advances to next round in Group F
- Brazil defeat Japan 4-1 in Group F
- Red Cross movement admits Israeli Magen David Adom
- Miami win the NBA Title, beat Dallas 95-92
- San Jose mayor Gonzales indicted on six counts
- Garden at Elmwood and Forest in Buffalo, N.Y. dedicated
- Italy sink Czech Republic 2-0 in Group E
- Ghana beat United States of America 2-1 in Group E
- Australian government to provide Internet filters for families
- Interview with BBC Creative Archive project leader
- Science academies urge teaching of evolution
- 85-year-old jailed for shoplifting in New Zealand
[edit] June 23
- Seven plotted to blow up Sears Tower
- Switzerland shut door on Korean Republic 2-0 in Group G
- France qualify with 2-0 win over Togo in Group G
- Sealand wrecked by fire
- Film project aims to raise £1 million to make a Creative Commons-licenced film
- Spain edge out Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group H
- Ukraine advance after win against Tunisia in Group H
- Cadbury's recall over 1 million chocolate bars over salmonella fears
- Pluto's moons named
- KLM flight makes emergency landing on Eindhoven Airport
- FOX to produce new 'Futurama' episodes
- Australian Internet filters "belated": Opposition
[edit] June 24
- New web search engine uses only user-generated results
- Prolific television producer Aaron Spelling dies at 83
- Argentina score in extra-time; beat Mexico, get to quarter-finals
- All Renault front row for 2006 Canadian Grand Prix
- Version 0.44 of SVG image software Inkscape released
- Germany book quarter-final spot with 2-0 win over Sweden
- Death penalty abolished in Philippines
[edit] June 25
- Car women's rugby 7's tournament
- Portugal overcome Netherlands 1-0 on way to quarter-final
- Australia defeats Ireland 37-15 in rugby
- Pelicans held on suspicion of being drunk
- Fernando Alonso wins 2006 Canadian Grand Prix
- Hubble Space Telescope's main camera stops working
- Ex CIA aide: Tenet misled Powell on evidence for mobile labs
- England do enough against Ecuador; through to quarter-final
- Arcelor declares merger with Mittal Steel
- U.S. president attends White House tee ball game
- All Blacks hold off Argentina in rugby
- France defeat South Africa 36 - 26 in rugby
[edit] June 26
- Pamela Anderson visits Greece, promoting the MAC AIDS Fund
- Warren Buffett to donate $37 billion (USD) to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- King's Cross railway station in London evacuated
- Israeli soldier taken captive
- Ukraine win penalty shootout; beat Switzerland for quarter-final spot
- Princess Anne to visit New Zealand
- Italy win with last kick against Australia; into quarter-finals
- UCC Minister in Church/State controversy in Connecticut
- Production of oil in Iraq reaching new highs
- Digg 3.0 released
- Stem cells used to cure paralysis in rats
- East Timor Prime Minister resigns
- Beatles to release new album
- New Zealand house prices to fall says the Reserve Bank Governor
- Australian man arrested after dragging dead possum behind car
[edit] June 27
- Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later
- Chinese government levies hefty 'sudden event' fines
- W. Axl Rose arrested near Stockholm
- Conditions in the womb determine male sexuality
- France out-wit Spain 3-1 and clinch quarter-final spot
- IPod manufacturer Foxconn broke labour laws
- Hamas strikes deal with Fatah
- Mauritanians vote for new constitution
- Brazil knock-out Ghana 3-0 to grab quarter-final place
- Drunk woman hits police car in Sydney
- Australian government provides $15.8 million for North Adelaide Technical College
- Dung appointed Vietnam's new PM
- Canterbury farmers to get aid because of snow
[edit] June 28
- Anarchists clash with police during students' rallies in Athens
- Israel Defense Forces attack Gaza Strip
- South Africa's "speed king" dies during record attempt
- Chameleon snake discovered in Borneo
- Montenegro becomes 192nd UN Member State
- More than 100,000 protest against workplace reforms across Australia
- Failure for constitutional ban on flag-burning in U.S. Senate
- Western Sydney rallies against goverment's workplace reforms
[edit] June 29
- Website petitioning in an attempt to save old trillium logo
- U.S. military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay lack Congressional authorization, violate U.S. law and Geneva Conventions
- US Federal Reserve raises interest rate from 5% to 5.25%
- Portugal receives Russian aerial firefighting airplane
- Campaigning begins for groundbreaking Congo elections
- Ahern, Blair restate deadline on devolution
- Zapatero announces peace talks with Basque separatists, ETA
- Google launches online payment service
- 35 South Park complaints not upheld, New Zealand
[edit] June 30
- Football: Kežman goes to Fenerbahçe
- Nickelback's lead singer arrested for drunk driving
- US Seeks to Lift Export Sales Ban on the F-22A Raptor
- Italy brush Ukraine aside 3-0 to reach semi-final
- Palestinian PM: Israel aims to topple government
- Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Freitas do Amaral resigns
- Germany master penalties to beat Argentina to semi-final spot
- Interior Ministry, Fatah offices in Gaza hit by Israeli airstrikes
- Australian shot in Thailand
- Ullrich and Sevilla suspended from Tour De France
- French Parliament adopts controversial copyright bill
- Police crackdown on illegal tow operations in Sydney
